Agricultural machine



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L. J.- PFISTER AGRICULTURAL MACHINE Filed Aug. 8, 1936 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Inventor l. (Zi /$3721- Attorneys I Patented Oct. 5, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT orncaaearcurmmar. MACHINE Lester mm Pfister, El Paso, n1. Application August a, 1936, Serial No. 95,029 3 Claims. (01. 280-29! The present invention relates to new and useful-improvements in agricultural machines, and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, .an apparatus of this character which is adapted to move under its own power through a field of corn and which embodies a novel construction and arrangement for sup porting a number of workers in a manner to permit the tassels of a plurality of rows of corn to be removed simultaneously.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an agricultural machine of the aforementioned character which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly efficient and l5 reliable in use, and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an agricultural machine constructed in accordance with the present invention. Figure 2 is a view in front elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view. Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the suspended platforms.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a detail view in front elevation of one of the resiliently mounted frame supporting wheels.

are preferably arranged substantially as shown to advantage in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings.

Rising from the canier I are uprights 4 on 50 which a transversely elongated horizontal frame is mounted, said frame being designated generally by the reference numeral 5. The frame 5 comprises cross beams 6 ofsuitable length between which longitudinal braces 1 extend.

55 Depending from the rear beam 6 on opposite sides of the carrier l are bars 8 on the lower end portions of which levers 9 are pivotally mounted at intermediate points. Rubber tire equipped wheels in are Journalled on one end portion of the levers 9. The other end portions of the levers 5 9 are yieldingiy connected to the longitudinal braces i of the frame 5 by coil springs ii and rods I2. This is shown to advantage in Figure 5 of thedrawings. Inclined braces l3 are provided for the vertical wheel supporting bars 8. 10

Depending from the front and rear beams 6 of the supporting frame 5 at spaced points are pairs of substantially U-shaped hangers l4. Mounted in the pairs of hangers M are platforms l5. Substantially X-shaped braces liare provided in the 1 upper portions of the hangers l4. It is thought that the operation of the machine will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. The apparatus is adapted to travel through a field of growing com, the carrier i 2 passing between two rows with the platforms I5 and the wheels ill passing between other rows. It will thus be seen that the tassels may be rapidly removed from a plurality of rows of corn simultaneously by workmen mounted on the platforms 25 i5. 01' course, the motor driven carrier I must have an operator. Also, ifdesired, the tassels may be removed from the innermost rows of corn by workmen standing on the carrier l, which, as

previously stated, passes between two of the rows. 30.

The wheels ill materially assist in supporting the outer end portions of the frame structure 5.

Further, the resilient mountings .of the wheels l0 permit same to pass readily over any irregularities or obstructionsthat are encountered. .35

It is believed that the many advantages of an agricultural machine constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, andalthough a preferred embodiment of the apparatus is as illustrated anddescribed, it is 40 to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the. combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

/ What is'claimed is:

porting frame mounted in elevated position on said carrier, ground wheels yieldingly mounted beneath said supporting frame on opposite sides of the carrier, and a pluralityof plati'ormssuspended from said supporting frame at spaced points and positioned at opposite. sides 0! said wheels.

3. A machine of the class described comprising a carrier, a transverse supporting irame mounted in elevated position on said carrier and'extendin: laterally at opposite sides of the'vertical plane oi the carrier, workmen-supporting platforms suspended from the laterally extended portions of said supporting frame and spaced from the 6 carrier, and ground wheels for supporting the laterally extended portions of the supporflna frame and connected with saidportions.

LESTER JOHN PI 'IBTER. 

